A Thor poster and a group poster were displayed at Lions Gate's booth at the convention and the trailer for the film -- which will be included in the Fantastic Four DVD -- was among the studio trailers being shown.

At Marvel's panel on Friday, Hitch said that he and Ultimates writer Mark Millar were interviewed this past week in London as part of the DVD's extras.

Marvel and Lions Gate have announced two Ultimate Avengers films, which will adapt the first volume of the comics series. Hitch hinted that the second volume might also be adapted and that he has done design work on characters for animation that have yet to appear in the comics.

Look for coverage of Saturday's panel here in The Continuum.

WIZARD WORLD TEXAS: MARVEL PANEL

Ultimates artist Bryan Hitch said he has extended his exclusive agreement with Marvel Comics through 2009.

Hitch appeared at Marvel's panel Friday at Wizard World Texas, along with editor Nick Lowe and artist Steve McNiven.

"I have a whole list of projects I've planned," Hitch said.

His first project will be on a grand scale and will be set in the Marvel Universe, Hitch said.

WIZARD WORLD TEXAS: DC CRISIS COUNSELING PANEL

At DC Comics' Crisis Counseling panel at Wizard World Texas on Friday -- dubbed the first "Infinite" Crisis Counseling panel by DC Comics' Dan DiDio -- it was announced that Marv Wolfman will be doing some Teen Titans work.

"Marv is co-writing a couple of issues of Teen Titans with Geoff (Johns) and he's co-writing the Teen Titans Annual with Geoff," said DiDio, appearing with Bob Wayne at a spirited panel.

DiDio said that both Wolfman and George Perez are coming increasingly involved with Infinite Crisis events.

AMAZING FANTASY #15 LINEUP

In the tradition of the original Marvel classic that introduced Spider-Man, a new generation of heroes is being introduced in Amazing Fantasy #15 by six of Marvel's "Ten Terrific" writers.

Daniel Way, Dan Slott, Greg Pak, Robert Kirkman, Sean McKeever, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa art part of the Ten Terrific, a Marvel initiative and group of writers attempting to leave their own mark on the Marvel Universe and shape it for years to come. Is starts in Amazing Fantasy #15 as these six writers showcase their stuff with seven original stories introducing brand new heroes.

The week this comic hits stands, there will be a poll on Marvel.com where readers get to decide which of the characters introduced in Amazing Fantasy #15 will get their own mini-series.

Here's a rundown of the charcters:

* Mastermind Excello: A super-genius teen on the run from a shady government agency. Written by Greg Pak, art by Takeshi Miyazawa.

* Blackjack: Secret agents Ace and One-Eyed Jacquie are out to destroy evil...and everything else in their way! Written by Dan Slott, art by Pete Woods.

* The Great Video: A dead-end loser gains powers after setting fire to a video store. Written by Daniel Way, art by Nick Dragotta.

* Monstro: A mysterious man-mountain firefighter with a heart of gold... and a dark past. Written by Robert Kirkman, art by Khari Evans.